Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah named new emir of Kuwait

By Muhammad Abd al-Ghaffar

KUWAIT CITY (AA) – Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has been named as the successor to Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, who died earlier today at age 91.

This came in a statement issued by the Council of Ministers after its extraordinary meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah at the Seif Palace.

Earlier, the Royal Court of Kuwait announced the death of the emir.

*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat

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